PortlandPlace Schoolpresents Our Country’s Good at Theatro Technis, Mornington Crescent. The cast of student from Year 10 – 13 will be performing Thursday, 8 December and Friday, 9 December 2016.

In January 1788, the first of the British prison ships arrive at Botany Bay, Australia and settle the penal colony at Port Jackson, the site of current-day Sydney. Many of the prisoners have committed minor crimes and their wardens are military men who fought and lost the war against the American colonies. When hope and supplies run low, a lieutenant tries to increase morale by staging a comedy, The Recruiting Officer by George Farquhar, using the convicts as the cast.

Cast

Captain Arthur Phillip, RN Amy Douglas

Major Robbie Ross, RM Patrick Miles

Captain David Collins, RM Sophy Green

Captain Watkin Tench, RM Lotta Bartha

Captain Jemmy Campbell, RM Stela Kostomaj

Reverend Johnson Lara Newell

Lieutenant George Johnston Cora Hilliard

Lieutenant Will Dawes, RM Augustus Gibson

Second Lieutenant Ralph Clark, RM Albie Marber

Second Lieutenant William Faddy, RM Daisy Tompkinson

Midshipman Harry Brewer, RN Alex Green

An Aboriginal Australian Lara Newell

John Arscott Stela Kostomaj

Black Caesar Fabi Perotti

Ketch Freeman Blake Miller

Robert Sideway Lukas Roniger

John Wisehammer Boris Leigh

Mary Brenham Emily Willis

Dabby Bryant Daisy Tompkinson

Liz Morden Alura Simsek

Duckling Smith Cora Hilliard

Meg Long Lotta Bartha

Please note that this Upper School Play contains themes and issues that may not be suitable for younger students. If you have any questions about the content of the show please feel free to email me at david.chivers@portland-place.co.uk